Welcome to Melbourne, Australia!

Directions: Using Google Maps and the Internet, answer the following questions as you stroll around.

1. Starting here, enter Street View and you should see this:

This is the Shrine of Remembrance. It was built to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I. Today it functions as a memorial to all Australians who have served. Go up the stairs and travel around the Shrine using the photobubbles, staying as close to the building as possible. Find the lions guarding an important message.

What are the first four words?

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2. Make your way east through the Royal Botanic Gardens, past the Ornamental Lake, until you hit Alexandra Avenue. Head east along the Yarra River until you get to the Punt Rd Bridge.

Australian songwriter Paul Kelly has a famous song about Melbourne that begins:

“High on the hill Looking over the bridge

To the MCG, And way up on high The clock on the silo Says eleven degrees”

You won’t be able to read the clock on the silo, but if you move almost under the underpass and look “way up on high”, you can see the clock’s brand.

What 5 letters, starting with ‘N’ make up the brand name of the silo clock?

3. Continue north along Punt Road until you get to Yarra Park and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, known as the MCG, or simply “The G”. Enter at Gate 6 and veer away from ‘The Home of Richmond’. Zigzag along the foot paths through the park until you get to the stadium.

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Melbourne is the sports capital of Australia. The most popular sport among locals is Australia’s indigenous game, Australian Rules football, known for its high catches, tough contests, and exciting scoring. Just don’t call it rugby! The home of ‘footy’ is the MCG. The stadium has six tall, white light towers. Find light tower #1, head away from the stadium, past the Shane Warne statue, and locate the statue of John Coleman located nearby.

What’s unusual about the statue’s feet? 4. Return to light tower #1 and then go back around the stadium (clockwise), past the National Sports Museum, until you get to light tower #4. Cross the footbridge and go down the stairs to Olympic Boulevard. Head west, turn right at Batman Avenue and jump on the riverside path to Birrarung Marr.

This riverside area has many ties to Australia’s indigenous heritage, which dates back over 60,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Its name means 'river of mists' and 'river bank' in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people. Walking North West you’ll see a strange, colourful creature by the river. You can’t miss it.

How many legs does it have?

5. Continue along the river, on the path closest to the green sloping hill. When you get to St Kilda Road, turn right.

If you say to a Melburnian, “Meet me at the clocks,” they’ll know exactly what you mean. Locate the clocks in front of Flinders Street Station, an art nouveau style building completed in 1903.

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To the right of the clocks, tucked under the stairs, you’ll find an old-fashioned shop with glowing red letters that’s been there since 1910.

What does the shop sell?

6. Head back past the clocks, east along Flinders Street. Turn left into Hosier Lane. Hosier Lane is one of Melbourne’s many laneways. It’s well-known for its ever-changing street art, which attracts many tourists wanting to take fun photos.

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Go past the “Movida” and “Misty” signs. Opposite the entrance to Rutledge Lane, there are some windows with bars over them.

What is the 8-letter word written at the top of the bars?

7. Return to Flinders Street and retrace your steps back to “the Clocks”. Turn right at Swanston Street and follow the tramline until you find the State Library. It’s beyond the intersection of Swanston and Little Lonsdale Street. Move your Street View into the library’s interior using the photobubbles and find your way to the Dome. Hint: Use the numbers on the bottom right to navigate to the correct level.

The State Library of Victoria is Australia’s oldest public library. Look out from above across the Latrobe Reading Room, located under the magnificent dome. You can see people reading and studying at the desks.

Down below, alight we glow So we can read, to learn, to know

A laptop screen, a dusty tome What colour lamps, in the Dome?

8. Exit the library and find yourself back on Swanston Street. Head north to the Melbourne City Baths. They were built in the early 1900s to stop people bathing in the river! Men and women were strictly separated, as you can see from the old signs above the doors.

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Across the road from the baths, there’s a venue for a more modern leisure activity. It will take you high in the sky instead of deep in the water, and the main element involved is a mineral rather than liquid.

What is the activity done in the venue?

9. Travel east along Franklin Street and then turn right at Elizabeth Street. Continue until you get to Bourke Street Mall. This is a busy, open-air pedestrian shopping mall located in the heart of the city. There’s one thing you might use a lot when you go shopping. This is reflected in a clever sculpture found next to the H&M store.

What is the sculpture of (think ‘change’)?

10. Return to Elizabeth Street and continue south one block and turn left into Little Collins Street. Take the second right and then sneak into the covered walkway called Block Place. Block Arcade (located at the end of Block Place) is known for its high-end shopping, but we can’t go in today. Instead, our Street View hunt can only take us among the outdoor hub of cafes and boutiques.

Browse the products and cuisines on offer. If you wanted to buy some music retro-style, in which direction

would you need to go?

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11. Retrace your steps to Elizabeth Street and head south again, turning left this time at Flinders Lane. Push your way through the crowds into Degraves Street, another famous Melbourne laneway. Melbournians have one particular drink that they love most of all, thanks to waves of European immigration and a thriving café scene - COFFEE!

There is a brand of gourmet coffee that is roasted here that is advertised near the “Original Baguette Sandwich”. What is the name of it? (7 letters) 12. Continue along Degraves Street and back onto Flinders Street. Head back toward Flinders Street Station. Opposite is Federation Square, a hub of the city where many events and gatherings take place. Its mosaic design was controversial at first—it’s certainly different!

Find the digital signs that go every direction in different colours on a building near the Melbourne Visitor Centre and look at them closely. You might have to move around a bit to see them scroll.

If you were tweeting about this location, what hashtag would you use?

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